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freet

freet

English

Alternative forms

Noun

freet ‎(plural freets)

  1. A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
  2. A superstitious rite, observance, wont, or practise.
  3. A charm.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

freet

  1. Alternative simple past of fret.

Luxembourgish

Verb

freet

  1. inflection of freeën:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Verb

freet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of froen

Etymology

From Middle English frete ‎(“superstition”), from Old Norse frétt ‎(“news, intelligence, inquiry, inquiry about the future”), related to Icelandic frétt ‎(“news”), Icelandic frétta ‎(“to review”), Danish and Norwegian fritte ‎(“to question, interrogate”), English frain ‎(“to question”). More at frain.

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